Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class vs Renault Koleos
The Koleos costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,717
- $2,662 (better)
- Australia
- $2,247
- $2,202 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,650
- £1,617 (better)
- United States
- $2,099
- $2,056 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.4 L/100km
- 8.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 34 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- US
- 28 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 607 km
- 729 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 435 L
- 458 L (better)
- Length
- 4,410 mm
- 4,673 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,622 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 120 kW
- 126 kW (better)
- Torque
- 250 Nm (better)
- 226 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
GLA-Class or Koleos?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class or the Renault Koleos?
The Renault Koleos: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class or the Renault Koleos?
The Renault Koleos, at 8.2 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class's 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class or the Renault Koleos?
The Renault Koleos, at 458 L to the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class's 435 L, for their newest versions.
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